BMC 66--Nova Francia et Canada, circa 1597

This map is the first appearance of the name "Canada" on a printed map and the first map to focus on the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The map depicts Canada from just below Montreal (Iroquois settlement of Hochelaga) on the St. Lawrence, depicting the known regions of Canad...

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Main Author: Wytefliet, Corneille
Format: Text
Language:French
Published: Digital Maine 2017
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spelling ftmainestatelibr:oai:digitalmaine.com:arc_baxter-1074 2023-05-15T17:21:37+02:00 BMC 66--Nova Francia et Canada, circa 1597 Wytefliet, Corneille 2017-12-13T17:51:30Z image/jpg https://digitalmaine.com/arc_baxter/75 https://digitalmaine.com/context/arc_baxter/article/1074/type/native/viewcontent French fre Digital Maine Baxter Rare Maps Cartography Maps Canada text 2017 ftmainestatelibr 2018-07-31T17:16:36Z This map is the first appearance of the name "Canada" on a printed map and the first map to focus on the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The map depicts Canada from just below Montreal (Iroquois settlement of Hochelaga) on the St. Lawrence, depicting the known regions of Canada at the end of the 16th Century. Prince Edward Island appears as the “Y. de S. Johan” and Newfoundland is shown as an archipelago with its Portuguese name, “Terra de Bacallaos” or “Land of Cod.” https://digitalmaine.com/arc_baxter/1074/thumbnail.jpg Text Newfoundland Prince Edward Island Maine State Documents (Maine State Library) Canada The ''Y'' ENVELOPE(-112.453,-112.453,57.591,57.591) Lawrence River ENVELOPE(-115.002,-115.002,58.384,58.384)
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topic Cartography
Maps
Canada
spellingShingle Cartography
Maps
Canada
Wytefliet, Corneille
BMC 66--Nova Francia et Canada, circa 1597
topic_facet Cartography
Maps
Canada
description This map is the first appearance of the name "Canada" on a printed map and the first map to focus on the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The map depicts Canada from just below Montreal (Iroquois settlement of Hochelaga) on the St. Lawrence, depicting the known regions of Canada at the end of the 16th Century. Prince Edward Island appears as the “Y. de S. Johan” and Newfoundland is shown as an archipelago with its Portuguese name, “Terra de Bacallaos” or “Land of Cod.” https://digitalmaine.com/arc_baxter/1074/thumbnail.jpg
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author Wytefliet, Corneille
author_facet Wytefliet, Corneille
author_sort Wytefliet, Corneille
title BMC 66--Nova Francia et Canada, circa 1597
title_short BMC 66--Nova Francia et Canada, circa 1597
title_full BMC 66--Nova Francia et Canada, circa 1597
title_fullStr BMC 66--Nova Francia et Canada, circa 1597
title_full_unstemmed BMC 66--Nova Francia et Canada, circa 1597
title_sort bmc 66--nova francia et canada, circa 1597
publisher Digital Maine
publishDate 2017
url https://digitalmaine.com/arc_baxter/75
https://digitalmaine.com/context/arc_baxter/article/1074/type/native/viewcontent
long_lat ENVELOPE(-112.453,-112.453,57.591,57.591)
ENVELOPE(-115.002,-115.002,58.384,58.384)
geographic Canada
The ''Y''
Lawrence River
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The ''Y''
Lawrence River
genre Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
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Prince Edward Island
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